private static bool DuplicateReferenceCallouts(View fromView, View toView)
{
bool result = false;
try
{
Document fromDoc = fromView.Document;
Document toDoc = toView.Document;
CopyPasteOptions copyPasteOptions = new CopyPasteOptions();
copyPasteOptions.SetDuplicateTypeNamesHandler(new HideAndAcceptDuplicateTypeNamesHandler());
ICollection <ElementId> referenceCalloutIds = fromView.GetReferenceCallouts();
if (referenceCalloutIds.Count > 0)
{
foreach (ElementId eId in referenceCalloutIds)
{
XYZ firstPoint = null;
XYZ secondPoint = null;
bool cornerFound = GetCalloutCornerPoints(fromDoc, eId, out firstPoint, out secondPoint);
Element callout = fromDoc.GetElement(eId);
if (null != callout)
{
using (Transaction trans = new Transaction(toDoc, "Duplicate Reference Callout"))
{
try
{
trans.Start();
toDoc.Regenerate();
FilteredElementCollector collector = new FilteredElementCollector(toDoc);
List <ViewDrafting> views = collector.OfClass(typeof(ViewDrafting)).ToElements().Cast <ViewDrafting>().ToList();
var viewFound = from view in views where view.Name == callout.Name select view;
if (viewFound.Count() > 0)
{
ViewDrafting referenceView = viewFound.First();
ViewSection.CreateReferenceCallout(toDoc, toView.Id, referenceView.Id, firstPoint, secondPoint);
}
trans.Commit();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
string message = ex.Message;
trans.RollBack();
}
}
}
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
string message = ex.Message;
//MessageBox.Show("Failed to duplicate reference callouts.\n"+ex.Message, "Duplicate Reference Callouts", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Warning);
errorMessage.AppendLine(toView.Name + ": errors in duplicating reference callouts");
}
return(result);
}